2001 SESSION

01-0018

10/09

HOUSE BILL 282-FN-LOCAL

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill allows political subdivision employers in the retirement system to adopt a lower number for the minimum hours of service for a political subdivision employee to be a member of the New Hampshire retirement system.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-0018

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Retirement System; Political Subdivision Members; Hours of Service. Amend RSA 100-A by inserting after section 22 the following new section:

100-A:22-a Optional Membership; Minimum Hours of Service.

I. An employee of a political subdivision employer that has elected to have its employees participate in the retirement system under this chapter and that has adopted the provisions of this paragraph pursuant to paragraph II, may become a member by giving written notice to the employer of the election to join the retirement system when the employee performs on a regularly scheduled basis a position which requires a minimum of 1040 hours of service annually. A full-time employee shall be governed by RSA 100-A:3.

II. The governing board of any city, county, town, school district, school administrative unit, or other political subdivision which has elected to participate in the retirement system, may adopt the provisions of paragraph I in the manner provided by RSA 100-A:20

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

LBAO

01-0018

1/23/01

HB 282-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE

FISCAL IMPACT: